Monthly Archives: July 2014
EveryDropLA
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Encouraging water conservation, the app allows users to identify and directly report water waste, view instances of water waste around them, receive alerts to conserve when essential, educate themselves on water conservation, and engage the water community through social media.
Flood Forecast
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When users register their address, they receive push alerts notifying them when that address is in danger of flooding. This app analyzes National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) flood advisories, identifies specific properties affected by floods, consumes forecast information to provide accurate weather reports based on the user's location, and sends flood alerts via Twilio and the location of the nearest Disaster Assistance Center.
GEO Looking to Increase Partnerships with the Private Sector
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Matt Ball interviews Barbara Ryan, Director, Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat, at the 2014 Esri User Conference in San Diego. Ryan discusses her role at GEO; a key meeting in Geneva, Switzerland; the next 10 years at the organization; and its growth in partnering with the private sector.
Global Forest Watch Commodities—Geospatial Tools to Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land-Use Change
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This app provides three tools for businesses interested in good forest management: Suitability Mapper, which enables businesses to identify degraded areas best suited for commodity development as an alternative to clearing new forest areas; Forest Analyzer, which provides information on land cover and land use to monitor and evaluate change to forests on commodity concessions; and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Support tool, which users can complete for an analysis of forest change on certified areas and use the analysis for the compensation procedure required by RSPO while also enabling commodity buyers to make informed sourcing decisions.
Google’s Project Tango – Journey
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Over the past 18 months, Project Tango has been collaborating with robotics laboratories from around the world to concentrate the past decade of research and computer vision into a new class of mobile device.
Hexagon Solutions CEO Discusses Growing Marketplace
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Todd Danielson interviews Claudio Simão, President and CEO, Hexagon Solutions, at the HxGN LIVE event in Las Vegas, Nevada. They discuss the goals of Hexagon Solutions in terms of market needs, this evolving division within Hexagon, the ripe environment for acquisitions, and more.
ikeGPS Demonstrates New Spike Device at Esri UC
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Brian Soliday, Senior VP of Sales, ikeGPS, demonstrates the company's new Spike measurement device at the 2014 Esri User Conference in San Diego. Featuring a laser, accelerometer and 3-D compass, combined with a camera and GPS, Spike provides and quick and easy way to "measure the world around you."
IMAGINiT Helps Clients through Entire Workflow
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Todd Danielson interviews Dan Chapek, Manager, Infrastructure Solutions Team, IMAGINiT, and Jeff Bowers, Consultant, Business Solutions, IMAGINiT, at the HxGN LIVE event in Las Vegas, Nevada. They discuss how to integrate scanning data into design applications to create client deliverables, how the company partners with Leica Geosystems and Autodesk products, "field to finish" workflows, and more.
Jack Dangermond Addresses Climate Change and the Importance of GeoDesign (3 of 4)
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In the third of four installments, Todd Danielson interviews Jack Dangermond, President and Founder, Esri, at the 2014 Esri User Conference in San Diego. Jack talks about the Climate Resilience App Challenge, meeting the president and working on climate issues, and the importance of GeoDesign and its growing acceptance and use.
Jack Dangermond Discusses Large Enterprise Adoption of GIS and the Role of Apps (2 of 4)
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In the second of four installments, Todd Danielson interviews Jack Dangermond, President and Founder, Esri, at the 2014 Esri User Conference in San Diego. Jack notes how large enterprises are increasingly using GIS, such as Starbucks, Walgreens and the Port of Rotterdam, among others. He also discusses the growing geographical user interface and the role of apps in the marketplace.
